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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Nov 1;25(1):20–26. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2012.626923

Table III.

Length of second stage of spontaneous labor (in hours) by parity and diagnosis of diabetes

Nulliparous Multiparous
PreDM GDM Normal PreDM GDM Normal
Second Stage of Labor
(hrs)
With epidural 1.02
(0.33, 3.13)		 1.13
(0.40, 3.18)		 1.03
(0.37, 2.87)		 0.34
(0.13, 0.87)		 0.33
(0.10, 1.12)		 0.31
(0.10, 1.01)
Without epidural 0.66
(0.18, 2.34)		 0.74
(0.21, 2.63)		 0.68
(0.21, 2.21)		 0.21*
(0.06, 0.74)		 0.16
(0.04, 0.63)		 0.17
(0.05, 0.62)

All data presented as medians (10th, 90th percentile).

*

Denotes statistical significance at α=0.05 compared to the control group.

PreDM – preexisting diabetes mellitus. GDM – gestational diabetes mellitus.